flageolet

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˌflædʒəˈlɛt/, Norwegian: /ˈflædʒəˌleɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(Mus. flaj′ə let, -lā; Food fla zhô le)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
flag•eo•let  (flaj′ə let, -lā),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancea small end-blown flute with four finger holes in front and two in the rear.
  2. Music and Danceany fipple flute.
  • Vulgar Latin *flabeolum, derivative of Latin flāre to blow2) + -et -et
  • French, spelling, spelled variant of Old French flajolet, equivalent. to flajol flute (
  • 1650–60

fla•geo•let  (fla zhô le),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lets (-le).USA pronunciation [French.]
  1. Foreign Termsa green baby lima bean.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
flageolet / ˌflædʒəˈlɛt/
  1. a high-pitched musical instrument of the recorder family having six or eight finger holes
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, modification of Old French flajolet a little flute, from flajol flute, from Vulgar Latin flabeolum (unattested), from Latin flāre to blow
flageolet, flageolet bean / ˈflædʒəˌleɪ/
  1. the pale green immature seed of a haricot bean, cooked and eaten as a vegetable
Etymology: 19th Century: from French fageolet, from Latin phaseolus bean; perhaps influenced by flageolet1
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